Overview:
Highly productive receiver who moved into the starting lineup midway through his freshman year...The lanky receiver, nicknamed "spider" by his teammates, served as squad captain during his final two seasons...Competed in 47 games for the Thundering Herd, hauling in 272 passes for 4031 yards (14.8 avg) and 47 touchdowns...His 272 catches set school and Mid-American Conference career-records, ranking fifth all-time in NCAA Division 1-A history...Only Troy Edwards of Louisiana Tech (50, 1996-98) had more scoring grabs in a career in NCAA Division 1-A annals...Only Mike Barber (4262, 1985-88) gained more yards receiving in Marshall history...Added 188 yards on 21 carries (9.0 avg) and 254 yards on 15 kickoff returns (16.9 avg).

Analysis:Positives...Has adequate initial quickness with a good burst off the line of scrimmage... Shows some snap in his route running to set defenders up and separate (his snap causes the cornerbacks to get off-balance)...Instinctive working the sidelines and does a nice job of finding the down markers...Has an adequate burst out of his cuts and uses his height well to adjust and extend for the ball working in a crowd...Has the second gear needed to stretch the field and makes good body adjustments on the move to escape the defenders on deep routes...Shows persistence and effort as a blocker, especially when working on the back side...Understands getting leverage in his routes and makes crisp moves coming out of his cuts.

Negatives...Lacks suddenness in his line release and does not have the power in his frame to defeat the jam (gets by defenders with his speed)...Will gather himself a bit to get to top speed...Will extend his hands to get to the ball, but does revert to body catching... Lacks toughness and strength to compete for the ball in traffic (will make an effort, though)...Does not have the leg drive to break tackles...Very laid back about training and needs to be pushed in this area to get good effort.